Tech Transfer in Eastern Europe

Name: Tech Transfer in Eastern Europe
Start: 2024-10-01T12:30:00+03:00
Location: Sos. Orhideelor Nr.15D Et.6 (Clădirea The Bridge)

Schedule

Tue Oct 01 2024 at 12:30 pm

UTC+03:00

Location

Sos. Orhideelor Nr.15D Et.6 (Clădirea The Bridge) | Bucharest, BU

🔓It’s time to unlock the potential of Eastern European innovation and join our Official Side Event – Tech Transfer!
The main scope of this event is to bridge the gap between groundbreaking research and real-world impact, and bring together the scientific community, academia and tech builders.
Whether you are a researcher with a deep-tech research product trying to build a spinoff, or if you want to contribute to scaling research products, validated by the scientific community, we would love to meet you. Founders and investors are also awaited.

AGENDA:
👉 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙥𝙨: 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙚𝙧 - 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙡 𝟭:
- Răzvan Crăciunescu (Associate Professor, ViceDean ETTI
National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucuresti)
- Paweł Bochniarz (General Partner | Radix Ventures)
- Łukasz Marć (Senior Economist | The World Bank)
- Mirela Besenyei (Director | INFLPR)
- Ana Maria Popescu (Head of Venture Creation & Pre-seed Investment Director at Chalmers Ventures), she will make an online intervention during the first panel.
👉 𝙎𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 - 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙡 𝟮:
- Octavian Buiu (Scientist Director)
- Nicoleta Cherciu (Managing Partner | Cherciu&Co)
- Frances Simowitz (Owner and CEO | WEVE)
- Xanthi Bampoula (Business Development and Innovation manager, EIT Manufacturing South East), she will make an online intervention during the second panel)

👉 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙇𝙖𝙗 𝙩𝙤 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙚𝙧 - 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙡 𝟯:
- Alexandra Petcu (Head of Innovation & Technology Transfer, West University of Timisoara)
- Marcus Erken (Founding Partner | Sunfish Partners)
- Marius Mitroi (Innovation and Entrepreneurship Advisor | UEFISCDI)
- Mirel Bran (Journalist | Le Monde, host NVDV)
- Nataša Ćirović (Professor at Faculty of Electrical Engineering | University of Belgrade)

📅 This collaborative event encourages dialogue between all sides and explore strategies to:
🔸Strengthen technology transfer ecosystems within Eastern Europe.
🔹Navigate the challenges associated with commercializing academic research.
🔸Identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities in the regional tech landscape.
🔹Forge valuable connections between researchers, industry leaders, and potential investors.

Tech Transfer in Eastern Europe provides a platform to:
👌Learn best practices for successful technology transfer from leading experts.
🔎 Discover innovative approaches to bridge the gap between academia and industry.
🤝 Collaborate with a diverse network of stakeholders passionate about driving innovation.
👏 Contribute to the growth and competitiveness of Eastern European technology.

👥 This event is your chance to:
✅Play a pivotal role in accelerating technology transfer within the region.
✅Secure funding and support for promising research endeavors.
✅Foster new partnerships that translate ideas into tangible solutions.
✅Shape the future of Eastern European innovation!

*Tech Transfer is an initiative by Launch Romania, powered by BCR and with support from Google. This is an official side event of the How to Web Conference. Tech Transfer is organized in partnership with Asociația Măgurele Science Park (MSP) and in collaboration with its community partner Cherciu & CO, and its academia partners National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucurest, IMT, and Bucharest University of Economic Studies.